Kayseri fox runs onto the pitch – then climbs into the stands
A fox dashed across the pitch at Kadir Has Stadium in Kayseri, Turkey, briefly halted play, then climbed into the stands during a 6–0 Trendyol 1 Lig thrashing.
Monday night football in Kayseri got an uninvited guest with four paws and a bushy tail.
During Kayserispor’s Trendyol 1 Lig match against Muğlaspor at Kadir Has Stadium on 2 November 2026, a fox ran onto the pitch, surprising players and officials and briefly bringing play to a halt.
Real photo: Kadir Has Stadium, Kayseri – not from the fox match. Photo: Валерий Дед / CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons).
Video of the moment shows the fox racing up to the advertising boards beside the pitch, then climbing into the stands. It was unclear whether the animal left on its own or was caught by security.
Stock photo: a red fox (2015) – not the pitch invader. Photo: Airwolfhound / CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons).
AI illustration – imagined scramble into the seats. (Spot Gaz, our gorilla, hiding somewhere in this picture.)
On the pitch, Kayserispor needed no help from wildlife: they won 6–0. Somewhere in the stands, one spectator may still be wondering who took their seat.
AI illustration – imagined VIP seat; not a real fan.
Reported by UPI Odd News (Ben Hooper, 3 Nov 2026); also Haberler.
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